The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-08-09
CONSTITUTION,

adopted, as follows:
CONSTITUTION.
Article l. The name of this Club shall be
"The Young Mems Fifth Ward Reform
Club
Art II. Section 1.-The object of the for
nation of this Club is declared to be politi-
cal organization by and for all residents of
Hawaiian, American or European birth or
descent, for the purpose of establishing
and maintaining honest constitutional gov
eminent in the interest of the citizens and
taxpayers of this city anu Kingdom, and to
assist in the selection of honest and repre-
sentative men for elective offices, under the
Constitution proclaimed July Z, 1887, and in
support of the political party who organized
and carried into effect the said constitutional
reform.
Sec. 2. 1t is expressly declared, as fun6a-
mental principle of this Club, that no class
or creed shall be acknowledged, recognized
or permitted in the organization, but all ac-
ton shall be based on the principle of
honest. representative, constitutional govern
ment of the people, by the people, and fer
the people.
Sec. 3. The doctrine OF majority ruleis ex-
pressly adopted and confirmed, and all men,
bers of the Club shall be pledged to abide by
and support the rules, resolutions and nomi-
nees, first, of their own Club /; secondly, of
the General or Central Committee, direc-
torate, or convention of all the clubs duly
and regularly assembled under this or their
Constitution or Constitutions.
Sec. 4. Everyone eligible as a voter of the
Fifth Ward who, having passed the Commit
tee on Permanent Organization, and shall
have signed the Constitution of the Club,
shall thereby become member thereof.
Art. III. The officers of this club shall be
Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary and
Treasurer, elected by the club.
Art ". Section l. The committees shall
consist of, first, the Executive Committee
elected by the club which shall be known as
the Committee of Thirteen, and they shall
deal with all questions not especially dele
gated to other committees.
Sec. 2. The Committee of Permanent
Organization shall consist of five members
appointed by the chairman. They shall have
charge of all matters pertaining TO perma-
nent organization, reporting to the club from
time to time.
1t is hereby declared to be the intention
and desire of this club that similar clubs may
be organized in EACH ward of this city on
principles based upon concurrence in the
New Constitution the whole to unite in
forming Central Executive Committee, to
direct the appointment of delegates from the
several clubs so formed, to meet in conven-
ton at such time and place as may be by
them decided upon, to select candidates for
the coming elections for Representatives and
Mobiles.
Art " The order of business shall be:
l. Roll Call of Officers and Committees.
3 Reading Minute of preceding meeting.
2. Report of Committee of permanent
organization.
4 Report of Committee and resolution at
tached.
5. Election if any.
6. Deferred business.
Z. New business.
Art. VI. We the undersigned voters in the
9Th Ward declare our adhesion to the princi-
pies above laid down and hereby become
members of the 9th Ward Young Mems Re-
form Club, under the same.
A recess of five minutes was then taken to
afford an opportunity to enroll, which was
done, 124 coming forward and attaching
their signs manual to the document.
DR.. Tucker was then elected delegate to
the Central Committee.
Mr.. G. j. Mccarthy was unanimously
elected Sergeant-at-arms of the Club.
The President suggested the necessity of
the chairmen of the precinct committees tax
ing immediate steps to get their committees
into working order. After the passing of two
or three minor resolutions, the Club ad-
journed.